Hang In There

Hi Crafty Friends!

Today's card uses the print from the stencil I used for yesterday's card ...

I simply added the double stacked, die-cut birds by STAMPlorations and a stamped sentiment by Uniko before finishing off with a gem and doodled border.

Wishing you all a lovely day!

hugs
Monika 💕

Stay Strong

Hi Crafty Friends!

Sharing another card with a background made using one of the Media Plates by John Next Door ...

I did use a stencil which created a delicate pattern. It sadly got lost when I added the flowers and blending around the edges. The colours used were Fossilised Amber, Crackling Campfire and Victorian Velvet DIs.

Stencil, sentiment and butterfly by STAMPlorations and flower stamp by Crafty Roo Designs.

Wishing you all a lovely day!

hugs
Monika 💕

Snowflake Christmas

Hi Crafty Friends!

Sharing a slimline Christmas card today with a white and silver theme ...

Some scored and embossed lines, a few snowflakes and a die-cut sentiment and my card was finished; snowflake punch by Creative Memories, sentiment die by STAMPlorations.

Wishing you all a lovely day!

hugs
Monika 💕

Smile

Hi Crafty Friends!

Got a simple slimline card for you today. It is actually a UK DL size which is slightly different to the US slimline.

I used a mix of ink blending and watercolouring for the florals by Crafty Roo Designs and finished off with a hand doodled border, gems and a die-cut sentiment by STAMPlorations.

Wishing you all a lovely Sunday!

hugs
Monika 💕

If you want to support STAMPlorations Owner Shery, you can read more about the challenges Shery faces here.

Christmas Candles

Hi Crafty Friends!

Following on from yesterday's post is the theme of supporting Shery, STAMPlorations owner, by promoting some of the bundles she has for sale.

Today I'm showcasing dies from the Christmas Thin Metal Dies bundle which you can find here.

Simply die-cut and layered it's a rather easy card to make.

Wishing you a lovely day!

hugs
Monika 💕

PS - the bundles would make great Christmas gifts for crafty friends, one could get up to 10 gifts out of the Christmas Thin Metal Dies bundle.

Please note, STAMPlorations digital store is still fully open and has a few really nice images for making Christmas cards too. 

link to the STAMPlorations store - https://stamplorations.com

Christmas Blessings

Hi Crafty Friends!

Just a simple Christmas card from me today ...

The trees were coloured with pencils and a bit of glitter added to the baubles, stamps and dies by STAMPLorations.

Wishing you all a lovely day!

hugs
Monika 💕

Merry Christmas

Hi Crafty Friends!

Sharing another Christmas card today using the same little cat and dog stamps used in yesterday's project ...

Today they were combined with a textured background, Sizzix Teturz plate, and a die-cut sentiment, STAMPlorations.

Wishing you all a lovely day!

hugs
Monika 💕

Be Beautiful

Hi Crafty Friends!

Another mainly die-cut little card for you today ... 

All shapes were cut from white card and coloured using DIs. I dug out some of my older dies by Nelli Snellen and Spellbinders for the circular frame, then just added some flowers and sequins before finishing with a stamped sentiment.

Wishing you a lovely day!

hugs
Monika 💕

Here is what I used:

- circular nesting dies by Spellbinders

- Celtic inspired nesting dies by Nellie Snellen, sorry don't remember the name

- Trendy Spring Blooms dies and Fierce And Brave stamp set for the sentiment by STAMPlorations

- leafy twigs I'm not sure where exactly I got them from

Check out STAMPlorations Birthday Bundle Offer and Mystery Grab Bag Offer here.

Hugs

Hi Crafty Friends!

Another die-cut card from me today ...

The white frame is from one of the oldest dies I got in my collection, a Sizzix Originals Frame Slide Mounts and Coin Holder. It's embossed with a patchwork pattern embossing folder from Crafter's Companion. I had some die-cut red hearts lying around on my desk which I used to finish off my card after adding a double layered die-cut sentiment from the Big Hugs phrase die by STAMPlorations.

Wishing you all a lovely day!
hugs
Monika 💕

Sending Love

Hi Crafty Friends!

I've been doing a it more die-cutting recently, here is one of the cards I made ...

My die-cuts were coloured with inks and arranged in a little cluster before finishing off with a stamped sentiment and sequins.

Wishing you all a lovely day!

hugs

Monika 💕

here is what I used:

- Trendy Spring Blooms dies from STAMPlorations

- Tweet Love stamp set for the sentiment from STAMPlorations

- dies for the leafy branches, sorry can't remember where exactly they're from

- inks (Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive) for colouring from Stampin'Up!

- Peeled Paint DI and Potting Soil Archival from Ranger

Check out STAMPlorations Birthday Bundle Offer and Mystery Grab Bag Offer here.
 

Joining Tanja's Wednesday - STAMPday

Hi Crafty Friends!

Today I'm joining Tanja for her monthly feature Wednesday - STAMPday over on her blog. We decided to showcase the Ovals Flexi-Template. Here is my make ...

I took inspiration from Maria's Spotlight projects here and here using the ovals for creating a bold background on which to stencil the bamboo with gold texture paint.

A bit of layering and a die-cut sentiment finished my card off.

Keeping it short and sweet. You can check out Tanja's beautiful make on her blog here.

Wishing you all a lovely day!

hugs

Monika 💕

here is what I used from the STAMPlorations shop:

Ovals Flexi-Template, Bamboo Slimline Stencil, Big Hugs Phrase Die

Check out their Birthday Bundle Offer here.

Here For You

Hi Crafty Friends!

Here is today's project, my DT piece for the Inspiration Post over on the STAMPlorations blog ...

Another CAS card with a stencilled background from me today. The die-cut butterfly has a solid vellum layer to help it stand out.

Here are the STAMPlorations products I used in today's card:

Wheels Slimline Stencil, Flutter Zen #1 Layering Dies

 

Sketched Blooms for sentiment, now retired; the blooms themselves can now be found as digi stamps here

Should you feel like browsing STAMPlorations' shop, check out their latest offer below.

I've got to be honest, if you use the code and/or the link to the STAMPlorations Shop I provide in my posts for your purchases, I will get a little reward, at no extra cost to you of course.

That's it from me for today. Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to check out my teamies' beautiful makes.

I shall be back soon with more crafty makes. Until then ... have a lovely day!

hugs
Monika ❤

Framed Die-cutting Tutorial

Hi Crafty Friends!

I got a little tutorial for you today. I've basically been playing with some dies to get a framed look.

You may remember my card here from a few weeks ago with the poppy die-cut and the colourful background. It was my first time trying out this idea.

Today's cards will give you a couple more ideas, let's have a look ...

On one card the colour extends to outside the frame through the wings of my butterfly whereas on the other card the colour stays within the rectangle.

To start with I picked the Flutter Zen #1 layering dies and one of the smaller frames from the Basic A2 Panels nesting dies and laid them out on my card base and front to decide on the layout.

Next I die-cut first the butterfly and then the rectangle.

At this point I thought it might be fun to add a variation by cutting the rectangle first and then the butterfly. I cut the rectangle placed it into the one from the first card front, aligned the butterfly and secured it to my rectangle before cutting which gave me the two card fronts below.

I cut two more butterflies for extra layering.

I then masked off around the edges of my base cards and applied some colour. Apologies for swapping the two base cards around in the photo, the sponged rectangle is the one for the butterfly cut from the rectangle, the unevenly blended one for the one with the die-cut wings extending outside of the rectangle. 

The next step is to simply attach the card fronts to their bases before inlaying the butterflies.

I added the partially cut one to the rectangle and added a fully cut shape on top for extra dimension. It looked pretty the way it was, but I wanted the wings to extend into the uncoloured space.

For the second card, I simply double-layered the butterfly before adding it, finishing both cards off with a stamped sentiment.

Here are the STAMPlorations products I used in today's card:

Flutter Zen #1 Layering Dies, Basic A2 Panels Nesting Dies

  

The sentiment is from one of their retired sets called Bloom Sketches

Should you feel like browsing STAMPlorations' shop, check out their latest offer below.

I've got to be honest, if you use the code and/or the link to the STAMPlorations Shop I provide in my posts for your purchases, I will get a little reward, at no extra cost to you of course.

That's it from me for today. Hope you enjoyed today's tutorial.

I shall be back soon with more crafty makes. Until then ... have a lovely day!

hugs
Monika ❤

Dragonfly Hello

Hi Crafty Friends!

Here is today's project, my DT piece for the Inspiration Post over on the STAMPlorations blog ...

 

I've gone for a CAS theme with minimal colour. A touch of ink blended through a stencil provides a quick and easy background for this type of card. The dragonfly outline was cit twice and sandwiched between in a solid cut shape of vellum. Inks used for blending were Mer Du Sud and Petrole Izink dye inks.

Here are the STAMPlorations products I used in today's card:

Dragonfly Layering Dies, Everyday Sentiments Dies, Wavy Dots Slimline Stencil

  

Should you feel like browsing STAMPlorations' shop, check out their latest offer below.

I've got to be honest, if you use the code and/or the link to the STAMPlorations Shop I provide in my posts for your purchases, I will get a little reward, at no extra cost to you of course.

That's it from me for today. Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to check out my teamies' beautiful makes.

I shall be back soon with more crafty makes. Until then ... have a lovely day!

hugs
Monika ❤